Fur-dyeing machine



Patented Jan. 28, 1947 OFFICE FUR-DYEING MACHINE Samuel A. Karten, New York, N. Y. Application July 21, 1944, Serial No; 545,981

2 Claims.

My present invention relates to the art of fur dyeing, and has for its principal object the provision of apparatus enabling the application of dyes, or the like, to fur skins, or garments made therefrom, in such a manner as to prevent excessive saturation of the leather portions of the skins, thereby eliminating the deleterious effects ordinarily flowing from such excessive saturation.

It is another object of my present invention to provide a fur-dyeing machine which is so constructed as to permit the operator a full view of his work at all times, thereby enabling him to obtain a more uniform distribution of the dye.

It is a further object of my present invention to provide a fur-dyeing machine which is more economical to use than those now in existence, in that-it requires the use of a minimum quantity of the dyeing material to obtain adequate results, it incorporates means for recovering any excess dye for further use, and it requires relatively unskilled labor to operate the same.

These, and other objects and advantages of the fur-dyeing machine of my present invention, which will become more obvious as the detailed description thereof progresses, are attained in the following manner:

The table on which I support the skins or garments to be dyed, is made of a foraminous material, taking the form, for example, of a coursemesh wire screen. Beneath this screen I provide a run-off board which is adapted to catch any excess dye dripping from the skins disposed thereabove. The run-off board is multi-channelled, and drains into a trough which returns the excess dye caught thereby to a supply tank, from whence it originally came. The dye in the supply tank initially is pumped to a nozzle, which is manipulated by the operator to spray the dye over the skins or garments supported upon the table.

In the accompanying specification I shall describe, and in the annexed drawing show, what is at present considered a preferred embodiment of the dyeing machine of my present invention. It is, however, to be clearly understood that I do not wish to be limited to the details of construction herein shown and described for purposes of illustration only, inasmuch as changes therein may be made without the exercise of invention and within the true spirit and scope of the claims hereto appended.

In said drawing, the single figure is a perspective view of a fur-dyeing machine made in accordance with the principles of my present inven tion.

Referring now more in detail to the aforesaid preferred embodiment of my present invention, with particular reference to the drawing illustrating the same, the numeral 5 designates a square or rectangular frame, preferably made of wood, and supported, at the corners thereof, upon suitable legs 6.

Mounted in the frame 5, and extending beyond one of the side walls thereof, which is cut away for that purpose, as at I, is a run-off board 8 which, in cooperation with a plurality of spaced separating strips 9, form a plurality of drainage channels Ill. These channels are closed at one end (not shown) and open at the other, the open ends communicating with a trough ll carried by the frame 5. The trough is closed at one end and open at the other, and is disposed at such an angle that any liquid entering the same from the channels l0 flows toward said open end.

The trough empties into a tank l2 in which the dye is stored, said tank communicating, near the bottom thereof, with an outlet pipe I3 connected to a pump [4 driven by a motor IS. The outlet of the pump I4 is connected to a pipe It provided with a control valve I1, said pipe communicating with a hose l8 having, at its outer end, a nozzle l9.

Fixed upon the wood frame '5, and coextensive therewith, is a metal frame 20 which supports a course-mesh screen 2| receptive of the skins or garments to be dyed.

The machine is completed by a pair of splash boards 22 secured to and rising from two of the sides of the frame 5, the two remaining sides of said frame being open to permit access to the work supported upon the screen 2 I.

In use, the skins or garments to be dyed, are, as stated, disposed over the screen 2|, and the dye is pumped from the tank l2 to the nozzle IS. The latter is manipulated by the operator to spray the dye uniformly over the work. The excess dye, instead of remaining in contact with the work, drops through the screen 2| into the channels Ill formed on the run-off board 8. From there, said excess dye enters the trough II which returns the same to the tank l2 for further use.

This completes the description of the dyeing machine of my present invention. It will be noted that the machine is simple in its construc tion and mode of use, it prevents the harmful effects of saturating the skins being treated with excess dye, its construction is such as to enable the user to view his work at all times, and it effects economies by conserving dye.

Other advantages of my present invention will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which the same relates.

I claim:

1. A dyeing machine comprising: a foraminous support adapted to receive work to be dyed; a dye supply tank; means for spraying the dye fromsaid tank onto said work; a run-off board disposed beneath said foraminous support for catching any excess dye dripping through said support from said Work, said run-off board being divided by spaced strips rising from the surface thereof into a plurality of drainage channels; and a trough communicating with the channels of said run-off board for collecting the ex-v 4 cess dye caught thereby and returning the same to said supply tank.

2. A dyeing machine comprising: a foraminous support adapted to receive work to be dyed; splash panels partially enclosing said support; a dye supply tank; means for spraying the dye from said tank onto said Work; a run-off board disposed beneath said foraminous support for catching any excess dye dripping through said support from said work, said run-off board being divided by spaced strips rising from the surface thereof into aplurality of drainage channels; and a trough communicating with the channels of said run-off board for collecting the excess dye caught thereby and returning the same to said supply tank.

SAMUEL A. KARTEN. 

